"Bill Van Dyk" wrote in message
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Can you correct me if I'm wrong-- it appears to me that the new Hi-MD
still records in a proprietary compression algorithym, but you are able to
convert it to a wave file on your computer.

If true, that would make it considerably less attractive as a medium,
wouldn't it?

No, you are wrong. There is a linear PCM mode of operation.

geoff